four-leaf clover
noun
a clover leaf having four leaflets instead of the usual three, purported to bring good luck.
four-leaf clovers
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pluralof four-leaf clover.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Over the years we have found a lot of magical four-leaf clovers here and have kept them in a book," Alice said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Pictures of the seized packages had the Batman symbol as well as black four-leaf clovers on them.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
She sees their childhood in such direct contrast to her own growing up in Cleveland, Mississippi, where she would search for four-leaf clovers and catch lightning bugs to put them on her ear.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
Suffice to say, no four-leaf clovers grew in Oakland this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2014
Like crickets, and like grasshoppers; like lizards and four-leaf clovers.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
